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Where Didi robotaxis run

China’s biggest ride-hailing company. Its autonomous driving unit runs driverless trials.

Didi is listed in 2 cities; anyone can ride in 1 of them. Every service below links to its sources. Didi's own site has the current service areas.

Asia

Open to the public
Waitlist
Invited riders
Testing
Announced
Ended

Didi's cities

Beijing, Beijing, China Invited riders

No one in the driver’s seat

Selected demonstration zones

Didi says 24/7 driverless passenger tests began in parts of Beijing's demonstration zones in Q4 2025; its new R2, built with GAC Aion, joined in late August 2026. Who can ride and the fares are not stated.

Sources: China EV Home, September 1, 2026; ITHome via Sina, August 31, 2026; ITHome, April 11, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Didi app · Since March 2023

Huangpu district core for the driverless trial (about Guangbao Rd to Yuyan Rd, north to Phoenix Lake Park); stops at metro stations, schools, malls, offices and housing

Any Didi app user ordering in the zone may be matched with a driverless car, mixed in with ordinary ride-hail cars; the 24/7 driverless trial began in December 2025. Didi first carried paying public riders in Huadu district in March 2023. The new R2 began driverless passenger tests in late August 2026.

Sources: China EV Home, September 1, 2026; ITHome via Sina, August 31, 2026; 21st Century Business Herald, March 18, 2026; ifeng Tech, December 2, 2025; ITHome, March 28, 2023. Checked November 8, 2026.

What changed

August 31, 2026
Beijing: Opened driverless passenger trials of its R2 robotaxi in demo zones in Beijing and Guangzhou. (DiDi Autonomous Driving (PR Newswire))
December 1, 2025
Guangzhou: Started a 24/7 fully driverless robotaxi trial bookable in the Didi app. (TechNode)